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Waterbury Evening Democrat
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut
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In Paris, M. Naquet reveals that the Boulangist party's funds, secretly supported by Royalists including a 2,500,000 franc contribution from the Count of Paris, totaling 5,000,000 francs, have been exhausted due to General Boulanger's extravagance; only 1,300,000 francs reached the party, with the rest diverted.
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Paris, Oct. 20.-M. Naquet, a former lieutenant of General Boulanger, publicly states that the resources of the Boulangist party have become exhausted through the extravagance of the General. The Royalists who were secretly supporting the Boulangist movement, collected a fund amounting to 5,000,000 francs, which it was their intention should be devoted to secure the election of Boulangist candidates for the Chamber of Deputies-one half of the fund, according to M. Naquet, was contributed by the Count of Paris. Of the whole amount given by the Royalists, the Boulangist party secured only 1,300,000 francs. the remainder being diverted by Gen. Boulanger from the uses to which the subscribers meant it should be devoted.
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Paris
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Oct. 20
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resources exhausted; boulangist party secured only 1,300,000 francs out of 5,000,000 francs from royalists, remainder diverted by gen. boulanger.
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M. Naquet states that the Boulangist party's resources are exhausted due to General Boulanger's extravagance. Royalists collected 5,000,000 francs to support Boulangist election candidates, half from Count of Paris, but party received only 1,300,000 francs, rest diverted.